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REVIEW OF INTEGRATION AMONG PLANS FOR THE COAST IN SCOTLAND: Analysis of the SCF Coastal Plans Inventory

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Arup Scotland
Brady Shipman Martin

This study has been partly funded by
The Crown Estate

Scottish Executive
Central Research Unit 2002

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
USED IN THIS REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
AIMS OF REPORT
CHAPTER TWO CONTEXT
CHAPTER THREE REVIEW OF THE
COASTAL PLANS INVENTORY
CHAPTER FOUR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN PLANS AND STRATEGIES
STATUTORY INFLUENCE
LEVEL OF INTEGRATION EXPECTED
IN POLICY
PLANNING CYCLES
CHAPTER FIVE SELECTION OF CASE
STUDIES
CHAPTER SIX MEASURES OF THE
LEVEL OF INTEGRATION
NEED FOR INDICATORS
APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT OF LEVEL
OF INTEGRATION
THE BASELINE
THE IDEAL SCENARIO
APPRAISAL ROUTINE
CHAPTER SEVEN RESULTS OF CASE
STUDY REVIEWS
CASE STUDY ONE: CROMARTY FIRTH
CASE STUDY TWO: ORKNEY ISLANDS
CASE STUDY THREE: ABERDEEN AND
ABERDEENSHIRE
CASE STUDY FOUR: FIRTH OF CLYDE
CHAPTER EIGHT RESEARCH FINDINGS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANS
CO-ORDINATION IN THE COASTAL ZONE
EXTENT OF INFLUENCE OF THE COASTAL
INITIATIVES
LINKAGES AND MECHANISMS
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.